No proposal under consideration to amend NMC Act for abolishing NEET at national level: MoS Health in Parliament
New Delhi: The Government is not considering any proposal to abolish the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) exam at the national level, the Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Smt Anupriya Patel recently confirmed before the Lok Sabha.
MoS Patel informed this in response to the questions raised by Parliament member Shri S Venkatesan. He sought to know from the Ministry if the Government was aware of the resolution of the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly dated 28 June, 2024 urging the Union Government to approve Tamil Nadu's NEET exemption bill and to make amendments to the National Medical Commission Act in order to abolish NEET at the national level.
He also sought to know the details of the Government's response to the resolution of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
However, in response to these questions, the Union Minister of State for Health confirmed that there was no plans by the Government to amend NMC Act 2019 and abolish NEET exam, which is the undergraduate entrance test for admission to undergraduate medical courses including MBBS.
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